GEORGIA
Department of Natural Resources
Law Enforcement Division
2016
Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

2675 Peachtree Square Atlanta, GA 30360 (770) 934-2277
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GEORGIA
Department of Natural Resources
Law Enforcement Division
Table of Contents
Our Vision & Our Mission................................................................................................07 Current Uniforms...................................................................................................................08 Badges & Patches........................................................................................................................09 Our Past............................................................................................................................................10 Conservation Ranger Academy Classes.......................................................................16 DNR Leadership Georgia Natural Resources Board ........................................28 DNR Leadership Office of the Commissioner.......................................................29 He a d q u a rter s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 Chapl ains......................................................................................................................................34 Regional Map................................................................................................................................35 Region I Calhoun..................................................................................................................36 Region II Gainesville ...........................................................................................................42 Region III Thomson .............................................................................................................50 Region IV Macon.....................................................................................................................58 Region V Albany......................................................................................................................66 Region VI Metter....................................................................................................................76 Region VII Brunswick..........................................................................................................84 Aviation...................................................................................................................................92 Training................................................................................................................................96 Special Operations...................................................................................................................100 K-9...............................................................................................................................................104 Public Outreach & Media..................................................................................................108 In the Community, Across the State............................................................................110 Awards.......................................................................................................................................116 Remembering Our Fallen.....................................................................................................120

GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
VISION STATEMENT The vision of the Law Enforcement Division is to ensure that Georgia's Natural Resources will be conserved for
our present and future generations.
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Law Enforcement Division is to
conserve our natural resources and to protect the
people we serve. We maintain public support through fair and vigorous law enforcement, quality education, and
community involvement. We commit ourselves to our Vision and Mission by practicing our core beliefs, which
are trust, fairness and professionalism.
TRUST IS OUR FOUNDATION The people we serve are entitled to the highest level of
integrity in our public and private actions.
FAIRNESS IS OUR DOCTRINE We conduct our duties without favoritism or bias.
PROFESSIONALISM IS OUR CREED We are committed to courteous, effective, and efficient
service.
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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Current Uniforms

Class A Winter

Class C Summer - Boating

Class C Winter

Class B Summer

Aviation

Class C Summer

Honor Guard

Class A Winter and Class B Summer

Counter Terrorism Task Force - Woodland

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Badges and Patches
UNIFORM BADGES OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION {1911-2016}

{1903-1934}

{1935-1936}

{1937-1938}

{1939-1944}

{1945-1972}

{1973-2010}

{2011-Centennial}

{2012-Current}

UNIFORM PATCHES OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION {1911-2016}

{1943-1962}

{1963-1965}

{1966-1973}

{1973-1987}

{1987-1993}

{1993-2011}

{2011-2013}

{2013-Current}

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Our Past

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Our Past

Rangers Charlie Barrett and Will Shirley pulling an illegal hoop net from the Oostanaula River in 1941.

W.A. Rehberg and his sworn statement as one of the first Game Wardens in Georgia.

Ranger Hoyt Seabolt checks a fishing license on the Jacks River in Fannin County, circa 1940.

1961 at Flowery Branch Cliff Palmer's Ranger ID signed by Charlie Elliott

1930's Game Wardens

66 Rangers at the Capitol, Charlie Elliott is bottom right

Ranger Jesse Smith
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This 1940 photo from Outdoor Georgia Magazine shows Ranger Dan Royal checking the bag of Georgia native Spurgeon
Chandler, pitcher for the NY Yankees.

Two 1937 Georgia Game Wardens demonstrating the proper way to carry firearms
in the field while hunting.

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Ed Friend 1941.

Lloyd "Jeep" Stephens patrolling Union County in a 1959 Willys Overland Jeep Pickup.

Hugh Gordon Forester, circa 1945.

A.M. Rowell, Ranger of the Year 1966, however his shirt patch is an old one that was only used until 1962.

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Our Past

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Our Past

Ed Friend in the Okefenokee Swamp 1942

Sgt. Mac Gignilliat giving firearms instruction to the late Ruth Lowe of Statesboro, circa 1982.

The second Ranger Ed Friend in 1970 not related to the Ed Friend from the 1940s.

Lloyd "Jeep" Stephens admires a nice buck on a north Georgia WMA in 1967.

Rangers pose with hunters after a successful hunt on Cedar Creek WMA in 1956.

Cleve Harper (center) worked Lake Burton from 1948-1957.

1968 Ranger of the Year, Gordon Wilken

Ranger Jack Benford

Cpl. Eddie Henderson

Chief C.P.Palmer (center) in 1959.

Arthur Abernathy at Dick's Creek in 1955.

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Group photo from the 1950s.

Serving since 1911

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Our Past

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Our Past

Checking the route in the 1980s.

An early decoy a close look shows it had been shot.

Flint River float trip in 1981 - (left to right) Director Jack Crockford, Retired Rgr. Dick Whittington, Rgr. Gary Fuller, President Jimmy Carter, Cpl. Henry Daniel, Rgr. Tony Wynn.

Manchester District Chief Lewis Cotton checking Fisheries Technician Dan Self in 1966 .

Rangers lined up for boating patrol on Lake Lanier in the 1970s.

Arvid Edwards & Ron Baily

Ranger Walter Rabon talks on his "flip phone."

Camping with the Colonel - 1999

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17-yr-old artist Montana Etheridge and his work Ranger Walter Rabon surveys flood damage in

"100 Years of Conservation"

Albany in 1994.

Serving since 1911

Sgt. Eddie Henderson
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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

1976 (Spring, Police Academy)

1980 (Fall)

1976 (Fall, Police Academy)

1981

1980 (Spring)

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1982 (Spring)

Serving since 1911

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Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

1982 (Fall)

1986 (Police Academy)

1983

1987 (Police Academy)

1984

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1988

Serving since 1911

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Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

1989

1994

1991

1995

1993

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1996

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Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

1998

2001

1999

2002

2000

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2003

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Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

2005

2008

2006

2011

2007

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2012

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

2013
Conservation Ranger Academy Graduating Class Rosters
30th Conservation Ranger Training 6/1/2013 Carol Alles, Daniel North, Jay Bright, Mark Puig, Shane Brown, Josh Purdy, Lamar Burns, Colte Shaske, Derek Cobb, Tyler Stone, Jordan Crawford, Steve Thomas, Quinn Fogle, Eric White, Patrick Gibbs, Katherine White, John Hubbartt, Sam Williams, Matt Johnson
29th Basic Conservation Ranger School 5/18/2012 Sidney H. Cooper, David J. Fisher, Kevis Goss, Mary K. Hargrove, Julius C. Heard, Timothy C. Morris, Jeremiah D. Reese, Lynn R. Taylor, III, Desmond Jerrod Timmons, Kiel E. Toney
28th Basic Conservation Ranger School 11/11/2011 Christopher R. Carlisle, Brad Ballard, Russell P. Epps, Douglas Chambers, Curtis Glass, Christopher W. Hawn, Zachary N. Hardy, Beth Kane, Chadwin M. Hulsey, Jason Miller, Angela Kaiser, Wesley Myers, Timothy Logan, Judd Sears
27th Basic Conservation Ranger School 5/16/2008 Kaleb Chase Altman, John Michael Madden, Jason B. Carter, Keith L. McDonald, Joshua R. Copelan, Mark D. Moyer, Adam S. Dills, Matthew Nall, Dustin A. Fuller, Thomas M. Owens, Rebekah L. Fuller, Brandon L. Pierce, Daniel R. Gray, Mark Pool, Bradley W. Hamby, James A. Psillis, Lindsey Blair Harris, Jamey Rabun, Jesse D. Harrison, Jessica N. Spencer, Nicholas T. Holbrooks, Jack B. Stripling, Wade C. Huffman, William Hack Thain, II, Adam L. Jacobs, Randall E. Tinley, Chelsea Renee Jarrell, John Clifton Tippens, III, Cody Jones, Brandon C. Walls, Christopher S. Kernahan
26th Basic Conservation Ranger School 5/18/2007 Ricky J. Boles, Kevin Joyce, Michael A. Clark, Kelly J. McClendon, Hugh D. Cooper, Jr., William R. McConkey, Jr., Phillip J. Delestrez, Matthew G. McDaris, William D. Hartley, Robert E. Sanders, Justin G. Heyward, Daniel A. Schay, Ryan G. Hilton, Gregory R. Wade, Carl R. James, Jr., Robert S. Wilson
25th Basic Conservation Ranger School 5/19/2006 Timothy R. Banks, James H. Miller, Andrew L. Barrows, Matthew R. Muhmel, Timothy T. Butler, Robert K. Page, Pamela E. Clark, Albert B. Roberts, Mitchell L. Crump, Clinton D. Rouse, Eric L. Dykes, Richard W. Smith, Kevin W. Godbee, Raymond K. Smith, Jason D. Harrison, Isaac V. Strickland, Barton V. Hendrix, Kevin Von Seggern, Joseph M. Hill, Charles C. Welch, Timothy J. Hutto, Robert S. Wilson, Nicklaus A. Jenkins
24th Basic Conservation Ranger School 5/13/2005 John H. Adams, Grant M. Matherly, Jessica L. Aldridge, Brett Meeks, Joshua Aldridge, Susanne Passmore, Rob Bartlett, Jon Penuel, William R. Bryant, Jeffery C. Phillips, Tommy Crabb, David Standard, Patrick Goble, Lynn C. Stanford, Daniel D. Hill, Mark W. Stephens, Holly Holdworth, Joshua R. Swain, Robert L. Holley, Richard A. Tanner, Eric Lee Isom, Eddie H. Tompkins, Clint M. Jarriel, Timothy J. Vickery
23rd Basic Conservation Ranger School 5/16/2003 David Barry Allen, Steven Michael Kicklighter, Brian Thomas Bennefield, Adam Lamar Loudermilk, Michael L. Brock, Joseph Clinton Martin, Lorea Lynn Brooks, Tiffany Anne McWilliams, James Burton Bruner, Richard Dean Paul, William Thomas Bryson, Robert Emory Peacock, Trevor Bullard, Walter Earl Pope, Jr., Joseph G. Carroll, Dwight Moody Richardson, III, Michael Thomas Clark, Travis William Sweat, Anthony Eugene Cox, Joseph Andrew Temples, John Micheal Crawley, Brandon Keith Waddell, James Matthew Garthright, Michael S. Wilcox, Bryan Gray
22nd Basic Conservation Ranger School 5/17/2002 James R. Aspinwall, Chris Moore, Jeremy Shane Bolen, John Murphy, Barry N. Britt, Stepen P. Nelson, Harold B. Cox, Clara D. Partin, Shawnathan Elmore, Harlan A. Proveaux, Michael Freeman, Kelvin Richey, Steven C. Fulghum,Robert A. Stillwell, Anthony Garner, Robert Timmerman, Travis Griffin, Trint Wicklund Joseph T. Hilton, Charles S. Williams, Christopher Hodge, Michael Wood, Arthur J. LaMontagne, Byron Young
21st Basic Conservation Ranger School 5/18/2001 Todd E. Binnion, James B. McLaughlin, Douglas D. Bridges, Shannon E. Mock, Jack E. Carney, III, Mitchell N. Oliver, Jr., Christopher M. Covington, Jason A. Roberson, Benjamin W. Cunningham, Steven D. Robinson, James S. English, Donnie O. Saddler, Brandon Greer, Brent D. Sexton, Ron C. Harris, Monty A. Sharitt, Gregory D. Hasty,
Jason Daniel Shipes, Rodney Alan Horne, Jr., Craig F. Smith, Kenneth S. Hudgins, Brian Neal Vickery, Nathaniel H. Jones, Hilton Harold Wiggins, Jr., Gary Mannino
20th Basic Conservation Ranger School 5/2000 Mark Brian Bowen, John Roy Moran, III, Joseph G. Brown, III, William Gerome Morgan, Scott D. Carroll, Jennifer Cooley Pack, David Chad Chambers, Douglas Patrick Parker, Larry Joshua Chambers, Benjamin Michael Payne, Gregory Blaine Colson, Christopher T. Ruff, Randy A. Davis, Roger Shane Sartor, Larry E. Etheridge, Frederic Thomas Schroeder, John W. Evans, Walter William Shaw, Kristopher Michael Garner, Daniel Jon Stiles, William O. Giles, Chad O'Neal Swain, Thomas A. Lawrence, Roger Chad Taylor, Ken Martin, Joseph D. Timmons, Andrew D. Meadows, Jimmy Vickers, Jr., James G. Michael, Eddie David Webb, Jr., Stephen Mincey, Benjamin Wesley Winkelman, Brandon P. Mitchell
19th Basic Conservation Ranger School 5/14/1999 Brian S. Adams, John W. Harwell, Michael Anthony Adkins, Rodney Alan Horne, Jr., Johnny A. Ashe, Jr., Wayne R. Hubbard, Jr., Ronnie J. Beard, James Robert Keener,
Kenrick V. Bennett, John William Kirkus, Mike S. Binion, Shaymus M. McNeely, Eric L. Brown, Christopher William Meyer, Charles Matthew Bruner, James Allen

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Conservation Ranger Academy Classes

Mills, Jeffrey J. Bryan, Mark A. Patterson, Lee Arlin Burns, Danny S. Peebles, Roberto Castro, Gerald Judson Smith, Jr., James J. Chapman, Sean Patrick Stickle, Chad L. Cox, Daniel L. Streit, Timothy N. Davis, Wanda Sue Thompson, Derrick Virgil Duckworth, Brooks Alan Varnell, Kevin E. Dyer, Bobby C. White, Randy M. Gambrell
18th Basic Conservation Ranger School 6/26/1998 Stacy Alan Armour, Joseph B. Murphy, Jeffrey C. Billips, Jamey C. O'Brien, R. Mark Carson H., Samuel O'Neal, Brain E. Carter, Darrin L. Smith, Derek Dillard, Judd A. Smith, Scott Duggan, Kenneth P. Spearman, E. Aaron Fenimore, Anthony D. Stubbs, Norman "Rowe" Finch, Daniel Ryan Swain, Jim Gillis, Grady Al White, Rickey L. Guffey, Mortimer B. Wood, James C. Kelly, Jr., Derrell G. Worth, Bobby W. Lord, Tony M. Wynne, Bobby P. Lynn
17th Basic Conservation Ranger School 5/10/1996 Paul Bennett, Donald Scott Glisson, Michael Thomas Britt, Gregory Kenton Hall, Phillip Lee Brown, Wesley K. Hoekwater, Curtis Buyser, Jason A. Nelms, Doyte Andre Chaffin, James Brenton Railey, Tony L. Cruce, John C. Tippens, Patrick D. Dupree, Elizabeth J. Turner, Lewis B. Ellis, Cindy Rebecca Willis, Scot McIver Gignilliat
16th Basic Conservation Ranger School 6/30/1995 Stephen Branson Adams, Everett Perce McNatt, Michael G. Barr, Christopher C. Ridley, Paul Allen Bennett, Randall D. Trammell, Robbie Kevin Griner, Thomas Martin Ulmer, Jason Brian Keener, John D. VanLandingham, Kenneth P. Lalumiere, Anne S. Wiley, Jay L. Lewis, Arnold G. Woodard
15th Basic Conservation Ranger School 6/24/1994 John Dewitt Baldwin, Patrick Marshall Brown, Michael G. Burgamy, Sr., Mark Kevin Day, Allen G. Freeman, Kerry R. Futch, Fred E. Hays, Darrell F. Johnson, Angela M. L. Loggins, Kenneth L. McCarthy, Frank E. Manning, Susan H. Morris, Phillip Harry Scott, Shelly Denise Southerland, Gregory Scott Vaughan, Joe Christopher Whitworth, Tony Yarbrough, Gary Tracy Yearta
14th Basic Conservation Ranger School 7/2/1993 James R. Akins, Jr., James Wesley Atchley, Thomas C. Barnard, Daniel Oliver Booke, Max E. Boswell, Dale Hammond Bowers, James Claborn Bradfield, Daniel W. Brown, Roy J. Brown, William Stacy Campbell, II, Jesse J. Cook, Michael Lee Crumbly, Don Carlton Dasher, Tommy M. Daughtrey, Henry Ira Dickerson, Stanley Curtis Elrod, Anthony Ray Howard, Henry Grady Jarrard, Jr., Wade H. Law, Bryan C. Partain, Walter H. Rabon, Jr., John R. Roquemore, Stephen Douglas Seitz, Tommy H. Turk, Ellis L. Wynn
13th Basic Conservation Ranger School 6/28/1991 John A. Bearden, Ronald C. Holcomb, Howard E. Pope, William D. Shattuck, Raymond Roland Adams, Michael A. Hicks, Jonathan W. Barnard, Charles H. Hill, Robert H. Dean, Jr., D. Brian Hobbins, Danny L. Dobson, Jr., Pamela S. Kirkland, Michael J. L. England , Harry E. Middleton, Leroy Ficklin, Jr., Gregory W. Moody, Anthony C. Fox, David W. Nugent, Sue L. Furney, David H. Ruddell, Lori L. Graves, Richard K. Sellars, Thomas O. Griffin, John A. Stokes, David R. Groover, David Ware, Rebecca J. Helms, Julian W. Wilkins, Jr.
12th Basic Conservation Ranger School 6/23/1989 Kenneth S. Bell, Martha F. Sessions, Debbie Brannen, David A. Sims, Jr., Kathryn Chancey, Donny Ray Speed, Rodney D. Ellis, Walton V. Starling, Jr., Billy J. Foster, Thomas P. Tyler, Jr., Sue L. Furney, Edward Glenn VanOtteren, Andrew L. Height, Jeffery C. Weaver, Michael P. Hutcherson, Darryl M. Webb, Terri E. Jones, James W. Williams, Jr., Scott L. Kellenberger, Michael R. Williams, Sylvia Kirkland, Randall J. Wood, Scott L. Klingel, Dwight Woods, Gregory J. McMichael
11th Basic Conservation Ranger School 6/17/1988 Martin Carswell Bell, Stephen Clinton Kyles, Robert L. Busbee, Donald Ray McGhee, Carl J. Della Torre, Samuel Franklin Mewborn, Sarah Lynn Draper, Craig Lewis Nelson, Thomas L. Fuller, Danny Leon Phillips, Jeffery Lee Galloway, Winford Lewis Popphan, Sr., Timothy Franklin Gilbreath, Samuel W. Sutton, Wright T. Harrell, Jr., William Davidson Tanner, Derek Christopher Henderson, Henry Theodore White, Jr., William Johnny Johnson, Charles Franklin Winchester, Jacob A. Jones, Damon Anthony Winters
10th Basic Conservation Ranger School 3/6/1987 Scott A. Bardenwerper, Doug Lewis, Adam Brooks, Tony M. Moreland, John Burnett, Bobby L. Stephens, Larry Dean, Jeffrey A. Swift, Phil Dew, Teresa D. Taylor, Terry Fahey, George F. Tharpe, Robert W. Farmer, Michael A. Thompson, Hugh J. Finn, Rocky D. Wainwright, Danny O. Hall, Rodney D. Whitehead, Jon D. Henderson, Wallace H. Woods, Jr., John R. Jones, Harold E. Young, Tim W. Kendrick
9th Basic Conservation Ranger School 2/28/1986 Rose Ann Austin, Anthony Lampros, Daniel Brown, Charles Luther, William K. Bunch, Mark Padgett, Peter Gordon Campbell, David A. Reckley, Charles R. Carpenter, Tommy C. Ridley, Melvin D. Clayton, Eric W. Sanders, Jeff Dean, Steve Saunders, Richard F. Dempsey, Cecil Gary Scarboro, Robert Emery, Ronald H. Thacker, Thomas Ray Gentry, Terrell L. West, John Charles Graybill, Don Whitmire, John Harkins, Ezra Payton Wyche, Don Hoch, Mitchell H. Yeargin
8th Basic Conservation Ranger School 3/2/1984 Harry E. Akins, William H. Hensley, Danny R. Bishop, Harvey L. Hill, Jr., Paul H. Bryson, Kenneth W. Kemp, Joseph W. Buice, David G. Kuykendall, Clifton R. Cox, Jr., Kyle R. Lee, Charles F. Crews, Larry R. Mills, Ronald T. Eakins, Dana J. Morgan, Elizabeth F. Forehand, Stephen P. Owens, Roger D. Garrison, Julian E. Price, Dennis L. Gore, James H. Shelton, Fred H. Granitz, Vincent A. Taylor, Randal D. Hackley, Eric T. Wood, Donald L. Harrell, Gerald C. Henry
7th Basic Conservation Ranger School 3/11/1983 Tom Bilderback, Howard L. Massingill, Hal Clubb, O. Lee Moon, Bennie R. Cochran, Raymond N. Niblett, Michael L. Crook, Preston Pickett, George L. Dooley, Butch Potter, Jr., Mickey C. Elrod, Blaine E. Samples, Jim B. Evans, Gary D. Simmons, Marty B. Fleming, John A. Thomas, Herman W. Fulford, Jr., Pal E. Williamson, Eddie Henderson, Greg W. Varnadoe, Adren F. Higgs
6th Basic Conservation Ranger School 9/3/1982 Dennis L. Adkins, Detlef Holderfield, Eugene E. Burnett, L.W. Jones, William M. Cline, John C. Kilgore, David L. Davis, Patrick M. Nugent, Gwen Davis, Dan Parrish, Danny Dobson, Mark J. Payne, Clifton N. Efird, Connie D. Ratcliff, Louis W. Finney, Billy G. Reed, Orvile D. Fouts, Robert W. Smith, IV, William T. Goodson, Sidney Stephens, Mallory Granitz, John Thomas, James d. Hackley, William J. Vickers, George Hancock, Donald C. Wofford, Robert S. Harris, Curtis A. Wright
5th Basic Conservation Ranger School 3/12/1982 John Ash, James Jordan. Missy Bennett, Jackie King, Robert D. Bolz, Monroe Matherly, Anthony Brown, Menelio Medina, Keith Byers, Coley Paschal, Terrence Carpenter, Terry Poole, Carroll Chastain, Margaret Rowell, Danny Crook, Joe Thompson, David Foot, Terry Tyler, Carl Glass, Tim Vincent, Ricky Godfrey, Jimmy Watson, Robert Grooms, George Whitten, Jr., Edward Hall, James Williams, Saralyn Harder, James Wymes, Floyd Higgens

4th Basic Conservation Ranger School 2/27/1981 Kenneth O. Athon, William Sidney Partridge, Charles F. Cowman, Jr., William Bruce Roper, Donald Crowley, David A. Sims, Gary H. Davis, Bobby B. Stubbs, Roger S. Durham, Walter G. Taylor, Barry J. Fincher, John K. Thompson, Donaldson V. Grantham, Susan D. Trammell, Jerome J. Guinn, Leon William Tucker, Linda D. Guy, Willie Larry Turner, Randal V. Hensley, Donnie H. Watkins, David A. Jackson, Edward L. Wessinger, James H. McDaniel, William A. Willis, Donnie McNeely, Tony M. Wynne, Allen Padgett, James H. Yancey

3rd Basic Conservation Ranger School 8/1/1980 Fred Baskin, Wallace King, Michael S. Bone, William Knight, David M. Calhoun, J.E. Meeks, Michael D. Commander, Howard E. Morgan, Jr., Max W. Crook, Sr., Keith M. O'Mary, E. J. Davis, Harvey M. Rodgers, Frank Earley, Jerry Rollins, Carl David Edwards, Larry N. Ross, Jim Fielder, Harrison S. Ruger, Edward H. Friend, Jackson E. Scott, I.M. Gignilliat, James Fred Schuler, Hugh Greene, Joseph C. Smallwood, Kelly G. Grimes, Leonard H. Standley, William D. Hill, Jr., Sherrell L. Strickland

2nd Basic Conservation Ranger School 2/15/1980 Herbert Adams, Richard Milner, Lyman S. Adams, Vernon Mitcham, James H. Bell, Donny B. Peebles, Thomas D. Carter, Jr., Russell Scott Ramsey, Bobby C. Cason, Jerry Reed, Clarence E. Davis, Jr., Eric Rosencrantz, William Wayne Escoe, George H. Sargent, Michael D. Evans, Stan Semmler, Alex Dopson, Billy L. Slaughter, Richard Hatcher, Larry Speir, Edward Hedden, L. C. Taylor, John W. Hill, Rodney E. Turner, Edwill R. Holcomb, Richard D. Tyson, Kenneth Lee Kellum, Robert S. White, Harry Luke, Gene Williams, Emory Lussi, J. Buford Withrow

Coley Copper, Wynn Clark, Richard Nix, Johnny Niles

1st Basic Conservation Ranger School 1979 (No Picture)

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DNR Leadership: Georgia Natural Resources Board

William A. Bagwell, Jr. Chairman

S. Aaron McWhorter Vice Chairman

Jeff "Bodine" Sinyard Secretary

Nancy A. Addison

Dwight Davis

Dwight H. Evans

Duncan N. Johnson, Jr.

Alfred W. "Bill" Jones

Ray Lambert, Jr.

Rob D. Leebern, Jr.

J. Mark Mobley, Jr.

Thomas "Mike" Phelps, Jr.

Matt Sawhill

Paul Shailendra

Winburn E. "Brother" Stewart, Jr.

Philip C. Watt, M.D.

Philip A. Wilheit, Jr.

Delos "Dee" Yancey, III

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DNR Leadership: Office of the Commissioner

Mark Williams Commissioner

Walter Rabon Deputy Commissioner

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Headquarters Social Circle: Command Staff

Eddie Henderson Colonel

Jeffrey C. Weaver Lt.Colonel

Stephen B. Adams Major

Thomas C. Barnard Major

Gary W. Watson Major

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Headquarters Support

Mike England Captain

Wayne R. Hubbard Lieutenant

Henry Samuel O'Neal Lieutenant

Judd A. Smith Lieutenant

Chad Welch Sergeant

Mark D. McKinnon Public Affairs Officer

Sharon Whitaker

Jen Hammonds

Administrative Operations Manager Human Resources Generalist

Shannon Witcher AOC I

Jamie Hawkins Special Permit Unit Coordinator

Linda Mayo Clerk

Tammy Peters Clerk

Serving since 1911

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Headquarters Social Circle

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Headquarters Social Circle

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Chaplains

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Regions

Front row- Left to right Marc Crandlemire, John Haney, Brandon Brooks, Tac Coley, Randy Lamb, Rudy Ross Back row Left to right Joel Vinson, Greg Loskoski, Charles Houston, Jr., Chip Strickland, Daryl Brown

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region I - Calhoun

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region I - Calhoun

Jeff Galloway Captain

Brian Keener Sergeant

Joyce A. Holland AOC II

Cortney Gulledge Clerk

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Region I - Calhoun

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Region I - Calhoun

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Sgt. Barr's Work Unit

Sgt. Dempsey's Work Unit

"Sgt. Dillard's Work Unit"

Sgt. Van Landingham's Work Unit

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Region I - Calhoun

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Region I - Calhoun

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region II - Gainesville

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region II - Gainesville

William Johnny Johnson Captain

Greg Colson Sergeant

Brenda Lee Tanner AOC II

Taylor Cassell Secretary

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Region II - Gainesville

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region II - Gainesville

Sgt. Brown's Work Unit

Sgt. Burgamy's Work Unit

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Sgt. Elrod's Work Unit

Sgt. Seitz's Work Unit

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Region II - Gainesville

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Region II - Gainesville

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Region II - Gainesville

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Region III - Thomson

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region III - Thomson

Mark Padgett Captain

Matt Garthright Sergeant

Elizabeth Bentley AOC II

Kelly Hadden Clerk

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Region III - Thomson

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region III - Thomson

Sgt. Carter's Work Unit

Sgt. Boswell's Work Unit

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Sgt. Chaffin's Work Unit

Sgt. Harwell's Work Unit

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Region III - Thomson

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Region III - Thomson

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Region III - Thomson

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Region III - Thomson

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Region IV - Macon

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region IV - Macon

Christopher T. Hodge Captain

Wanda T. Roberts Sergeant

Stephannie Stinson AOC II

Jami Tripp Clerk

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Region IV - Macon

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Region IV - Macon

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Sgt. Railey's Work Unit

Sgt. Bradfield's Work Unit

Sgt. Kelly's Work Unit

Sgt. Fox's Work Unit

Sgt. Kendrick's Work Unit

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region IV - Macon

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region IV - Macon

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Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region IV - Macon

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region IV - Macon

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

65

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region V - Albany

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region V - Albany

Jeffrey A. Swift Captain

Ellis Lamar Wynn Sergeant

Cindy Hynote AOC II

Shannon Boyd Clerk

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Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region V - Albany

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region V - Albany

Sgt. Sellar's Work Unit

Sgt. Atchley's Work Unit

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Sgt. Ruddell's Work Unit

Sgt. Greer's Work Unit

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region V - Albany

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region V - Albany

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region V - Albany

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region V - Albany

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region V - Albany

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region V - Albany

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VI - Metter

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VI - Metter

Scott L. Klingel Captain

Christopher G. Moore Sergeant

Sharon Sims AOC II

Melinda Monroe Secretary

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VI - Metter

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VI - Metter

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Sgt. Dasher's Work Unit

Sgt. Wood's Work Unit

Sgt. Dupree's Work Unit

Sgt. Barnard's Work Unit

Sgt. McLaughlin's Work Unit

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VI - Metter

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VI - Metter

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VI - Metter

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VI - Metter

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VII - Brunswick

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VII - Brunswick

Bob Lynn Captain

Robert Mark Carson Sergeant

Jannette Senior AOC II

Kay Readdick Program Assistant

Rhonda Knight Clerk

Gary Denis Mechanic II

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VII - Brunswick

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VII - Brunswick

Sgt. Scott's Work Unit

Sgt. Miller's Work Unit

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Sgt. Winters' Work Unit

Sgt. Ridley's Work Unit

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VII - Brunswick

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VII - Brunswick

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VII - Brunswick

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Region VII - Brunswick

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Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Aviation

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Aviation

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Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Aviation

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Aviation

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Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Training

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Training

Captain Wade Hampton Law Training Director

Amanda James AOC I

Nancy Patten Clerk

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Training

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Training

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Special Operations

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Special Operations

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Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Special Operations

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Special Operations

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
K-9

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
K-9

RFC Micheal Crawley & Storm

Cpl. Tim Hutto & Titan

Cpl. Kevin Joyce & Briar

RFC Keith Page & Drake

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Cpl. Jeremy Bolen & Ruger

RFC Eric Isom & Colt

Cpl. Bob Holley & Creek

Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Cpl. Brooks Varnell & Rock

Serving since 1911

105

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
K-9

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
K-9: In Memory of Gauge

Gauge End of Watch: October 8, 2014

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Public Outreach and Media

GEORGIA
Public Outreach and Media

108

Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
In the Community, Across the State

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
In the Community, Across the State

110

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Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
In the Community, Across the State

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
In the Community, Across the State

112

Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
In the Community, Across the State

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
In the Community, Across the State

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Awards

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Awards

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Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Awards

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Awards

118

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Serving since 1911

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GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Remembering Our Fallen

GEORGIADepartment of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Remembering Our Fallen

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Law Enforcement Off the Pavement

Corporal Rocky Daren Wainwright End of Watch: August 19, 1999

Ranger William Lee Bryant End of Watch: December 23, 1970

Ranger Charles Callaway Mercer, Jr. End of Watch: November 29, 1968

Ranger William Earl Hobbs End of Watch: July 21, 1967

Ranger Asa Edwin Thornton End of Watch: May 19, 1962

Game Warden Lonnie F. Boggus End of Watch: August 21, 1930
(no photo available)

Game Warden James Hiram Waller End of Watch: August 20, 1927

Deputy Game Warden Robert Clayton Sizemore End of Watch: November 9, 1928 (no photo available)
Serving since 1911

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GEORGIA
Department of Natural Resources
Law Enforcement Division
Thanks to all who assisted with the production of the 2016 Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division Legacy Album. There are many of you and your contributions have not gone unnoticed. A special thanks is extended to Col. Eddie Henderson, Lt. Col. Jeff Weaver, Maj. Stephen Adams, Maj. Thomas Barnard, and Maj. Doc Watson for guidance, direction and editing assistance throughout the process. Also, a big thank you to Capt. Johnny Johnson for the history, badge and patch photos and his knowledge of them, and to Lt. Judd Smith for editing assistance and a great cover photo.
Mark McKinnon, PAO Legacy Album Team Leader
2016
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